[ oUCH. Thanks. You hurt his poor heart. His happy, light feelings are now dragged straight down to hell. ]

Wha--you didn't mean it?!? I don't wanna be a statue, what the heck!!

[ As for popular... ]

Well, it'd be nice to be liked by a lot of people, wouldn't it??

[ He sure doesn't know how it feels to be popular. It must feel nice.

Zenitsu himself knows there are so many flaws about himself, that being popular won't be a thing in his life. But one can't help but wish that, you know? ]